niviorpoq
Greenlandic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Inuit *nǝvi (“to flock around, to hover”), from Proto-Eskimo *ńǝvǝ- (“to adhere, to stick to”). Compare niviorpaa (“to hover, to swarm over something”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editniviorpoq
- (intransitive) to brood, to protect